I’m continuing on my August theme of milestones. We’ve chatted about this blog’s 10th anniversary, my 40th birthday, and the first anniversary of my intermittent fasting practice. So many things to acknowledge and celebrate – and yet, this is the greatest one to bring to mind. On August 19, 2001, my life completely changed. For…
Have you ever wondered if there is something beyond what you experience with your five senses every day? Beyond bills and dishes and to-do lists, is there a deeper reality we’ve become blinded to? I don’t know about you, but I love minor chords in music – those sounds where a tension is felt, but…
Have you ever felt overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time? Overwhelmed with tasks. Underwhelmed by God’s presence. Perhaps this best sums up the past several months for me. Since October, a mere four months ago, we have been in an accident which totaled our car and led to the need for physical therapy since,…
“…[Jesus] cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out.’ The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’” John 11:43-44 (ESV) My husband and I stood at an impasse. He longed…
We’d only been dating for three weeks, but Steve had already figured out he was going to marry me. I, on the other hand, was more practical than that. In a few months, I’d be moving to a new city in a new state, a thousand miles away from him. It would be too hard….
Sitting easy at a coffee shop, hugging the warmth of my cup, struggling to know where to begin when the hardness pounds me upon waking. Having opened my eyes to a message of desperation and despair, beginning a day with heartbreak where hope was anticipated, I could pray for so many answers, but the only true…
We need to be careful of what we say, and what we think we could never do. When we believe a lie we are capable of doing what we once thought we could never do. This is another confirmation of the importance of seeking the Kingdom first.
The act of sinning is different than sin itself. Much like telling the truth is different than truth, living is different from life and dying is different from death. For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness,…
“Felling”: To cut or break down… So let’s talk about feelings. Specifically about one great lie this world tells us: Following your heart is the key to living successfully. In our vernacular, we consider that our thoughts originate in our minds and our feelings originate in our hearts. Some of us may try to be smart…